{"id":5741,"date":"2014-10-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-25T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=5741"},"modified":"2014-10-21T14:34:12","modified_gmt":"2014-10-21T18:34:12","slug":"a-month-of-spookdays-candy-corn-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/?p=5741","title":{"rendered":"A Month of Spookdays: Candy Corn Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5748\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-09.jpg\" alt=\"ccc 09\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-09.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-09-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As usual, I couldn&#8217;t resist the lure of all the Halloween magazines in the rack at the checkout.\u00a0 If I have time, I&#8217;ll do a roundup. For now, here&#8217;s one idea I had to try: Candy Corn Cookies from Gooseberry Patch Best of Halloween 2014. They blogged about a <a href=\"http:\/\/gooseberrypatch.typepad.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/lwl-sugarbelle.html\">similar recipe<\/a> a while ago, but theirs is much simpler.\u00a0 In fact, it&#8217;s so simple I&#8217;m going to go ahead and share it, since there&#8217;s nothing here that isn&#8217;t very, very basic.<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons baking powder<\/li>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>Yellow and orange food coloring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cream the butter and sugar together, then blend in the vanilla and egg. Whisk the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl then incorporate them slowly.\u00a0 Line a baking sheet with parchment, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5743\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5743\" class=\"wp-image-5743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-01.jpg\" alt=\"ccc 01\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, I am fussy enough to use a scale.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Divide the dough into three equal parts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5742\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5742\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5742\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-02.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty!\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-02.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-02-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Color one part yellow and one part orange. Use plenty of food coloring.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5745\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745\" class=\"wp-image-5745 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-03.jpg\" alt=\"ccc 03\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-03-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rollin&#8217;, rollin&#8217;, rollin&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Roll each color into 3\/4&#8243; logs. I worked with half of each color at a time. The dough is very soft, but not sticky. It is not something you roll vigorously. A combination of squeezing and gentle rolling will do the trick.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5744\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5744\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-04.jpg\" alt=\"Stripes! Call Tim Burton!\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-04-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stripes! Call Tim Burton!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Push the rolls against each other as firmly as you can without mooshing them out of shape. The recipe says to blend slightly on top. That won&#8217;t work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-05.jpg\" alt=\"Cutting the cookies mostly evenly. Mostly.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-05-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutting the cookies mostly evenly. Mostly.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Cut the cookies into candy corn shapes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5746\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-06.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5746\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5746\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-06.jpg\" alt=\"Moosh\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-06.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-06-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moosh<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before you put the cookies in the pan, turn them over gently in your hand, and blend the colors on the bottom as much as you can. They&#8217;ll still be delicate, but they&#8217;ll hang together somewhat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5749\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5749\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5749\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-07.jpg\" alt=\"Ready to bake\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-07.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-07-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to bake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These cookies don&#8217;t spread, so you can put them fairly close together, like I didn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>These gems have a wonderful texture. They are very buttery, and not over-sweet. If I were to make them again, I would add a touch of orange zest to the orange section, and lemon zest to the yellow section, for more flavor.<\/p>\n<p>Also, they are very pretty:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5750\" src=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-08.jpg\" alt=\"ccc 08\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-08.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spookymoon.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/ccc-08-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As usual, I couldn&#8217;t resist the lure of all the Halloween magazines in the rack at the checkout.\u00a0 If I have time, I&#8217;ll do a roundup. For now, here&#8217;s one idea I had to try: Candy Corn Cookies from Gooseberry Patch Best of Halloween 2014. 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